Importing BPI files via the command line

BuildPlus has the ability to import projects from BPI (BuildPlus Import) files, which are turn created via exporting and can also be found in each project's error files folder. Particularly for large batches of imports you may find it helpful to use the command line.

Import multiple BPI files

/importbatch

Import a batch of BPI files, as defined by a CSV file. BuildPlus expects three columns: path to the BPI file, root to import into, and optional project name. If you are not specifying the optional project name, the second comma is still required. You can create this in a spreadsheet program or via a text editor.

For both previous importing examples the CSV file would look, when viewed as plain text, like: